Somerville Man Faces Eight Years In Prison For Fentanyl Distribution

SOMERVILLE, MA – A Somerville man has been sentenced and faces time in prison for distributing and possessing fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney's Office District of Massachusetts announced today.

Tevon Ngomba, 30, was sentenced to 97 months in prison and four years of supervised release on May 17.

In November, Ngomba pled guilty to one count of distributing and possession of 40 grams or more of fentanyl, one count of possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl, and one count of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.

Just two months after being released from state prison, on July 16, 2020, Ngomba sold more than 40 grams of fentanyl to an individual for $1,800, according to a recorded drug transaction.

He later sold a loaded firearm to the same person for $1,500, during which he was nabbed by police.

During the deal, Ngomba pretended to leave the loaded gun under the individual’s driver’s seat, but instead, he took with him both the $1,500 cash from the individual and the gun. Not realizing he had accidentally left his cell phone in the individual’s car, Ngomba tried to chase down the car.

“Law enforcement immediately apprehended Ngomba who was still clutching the $1,500 in his hand,” officials from the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release.

Ngomba’s car was later searched, where law enforcement officials found a loaded Ruger firearm with an obliterated serial number in the trunk. They also found 16 grams of fentanyl and a second cell phone containing drug-related communications in the glove compartment.

The cell phone Ngomba left in the individual’s car was later found to contain images of Ngomba posing with the same gun found in his car, as well as an image of Ngomba posing with two associates with a gun in his pocket.

At his sentencing hearing, the court also found that Ngomba had obstructed justice during the litigation of the case by submitting false documents to the court in connection with a detention reconsideration hearing.

The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a nationwide initiative that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.